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African penguins follow the gaze direction of conspecifics

Experimental setup for gaze testing

June 12, 2017

African penguins follow the gaze direction of conspecifics

Representing some of the first work in this area, the observations made are a starting point for future cross-species comparisons with other members of the penguin family.

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June 12, 2017

Postmortem succession of gut microbial communities in deceased human subjects

Jennifer M. DeBruyn, Kathleen A. Hauther

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3437 PubMed 28626612

June 15, 2017

Putative archaeal viruses from the mesopelagic ocean

Dean R. Vik, Simon Roux, Jennifer R. Brum, Ben Bolduc, Joanne B. Emerson, Cory C. Padilla, Frank J. Stewart, Matthew B. Sullivan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3428 PubMed 28630803

June 27, 2017

Quantifying the human vaginal community state types (CSTs) with the species specificity index

Zhanshan (Sam) Ma, Lianwei Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3366 PubMed 28674641

June 21, 2017

Microbial bioenergetics of coral-algal interactions

Ty N.F. Roach, Maria L. Abieri, Emma E. George, Ben Knowles, Douglas S. Naliboff, Cameron A. Smurthwaite, Linda Wegley Kelly, Andreas F. Haas, Forest L. Rohwer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3423 PubMed 28649468

June 27, 2017

Penetrance of symbiont-mediated parthenogenesis is driven by reproductive rate in a parasitoid wasp

Amelia R.I. Lindsey, Richard Stouthamer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3505 PubMed 28663939

June 28, 2017

Does colorectal cancer significantly influence the assembly of gut microbial communities?

Lin Dai, Hedan Kou, Yao Xia, Xiujun Wen, Jianpeng Gao, Zhanshan (Sam) Ma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3383 PubMed 28674643